Majority of city council members vote for allowing Shia mosque to be built in Copenhagen

On Thursday April 15th 2010 a large majority of the members of the city council of Copenhagen voted yes to a district plan which will allow a traditional Shia mosque to be built in Copenhagen. It will be the first purpose build mosque in Denmark. Only the members of Danish People’s Party voted no, while…

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Ambitious plans for building a mosque in Copenhagen lacks funding

For several years it has been the plan to build a 124,000 square meter complex containing shops, apartments, a kindergarten, a hotel and a Sunni mosque in Copenhagen. There are currently more than 50 local prayer rooms and Islamic centers in Denmark, but no purpose built mosque. Despite protests in the form of a 6,000…

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